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causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest page after page of colorless prose without even one neat turn of phrase

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Recent Examples of colorless Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that can affect those who are in close proximity to smoldering fires. Omer Awan, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025 Versatility Reigns Supreme Vodka’s universal appeal lies in its simplicity — colorless, odorless and tasteless. Patrick Shorb, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024 While making an animal feed additive, the plant releases ethylene oxide, a colorless gas linked to leukemia and breast cancer. Lisa Song, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025 Acetone is a colorless, flammable liquid commonly used in many industrial and household products. Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for colorless
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Adjective
  • More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Black people make up about 14% of the U.S. population but are three times more likely to face hunger than white people, according to the Agriculture Department.
    Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • Literature that doesn’t contain its own version of this deal—literature that tries to freeze-frame reality instead of transmuting it—is often boring, even alienating.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Then Saturday, Columbus sputtered to a disappointing (and boring) scoreless draw at home against the Houston Dynamo, one of the weakest MLS teams.
    Andrew King, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • There are efforts underway in some countries that would implement stringent regulations that force companies like Google to make their tools more transparent.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The lawsuit, filed by members of the church in October 2024, stems from allegations that Gateway was not transparent with its finances and misrepresented how donations were spent despite generating $100 million in revenue in the past, according to The Christian Post.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The main romance is dull, but there’s plenty of fun slapstick and creative set-pieces in John Hughes’ script to make up for it.
    Barry Levitt, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Over time, excessive stimulation can lead to dysregulation of the reward system, making routine activities feel dull in comparison.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Gray and faded whiskers may be changed to their natural color and even brown or black by using Buckingham dye – try it.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Groom indoor foliage to remove old leaves, faded flowers and declining portions.
    Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The second came in April 2022, when Wall Street panicked over analysts’ predicting slow subscriber growth as Disney, HBO and NBCUniversal invested heavily in streaming.
    Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Keeling had discovered what became known as the Keeling Curve – the slow rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that was causing global warming.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • When Luca pulls a gun on him, ordering him to drive, Spencer quickly disarms him and then slaps him for the stupid move.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Indexing gives you a better chance to ‘be less stupid.’ — Investment advisor Barry Ritholtz Those dismal statistics come to us via the latest annual SPIVA scorecard (the acronym stands for Standard and Poor’s Index vs. Active).
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Its head is outfitted with LED lights that illuminate dark, dusty areas.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
  • For a piece in this week’s issue, Helfand speaks with all parties involved, and even visits Elvis in his current resting place, amid dusty knickknacks and towering piles of junk in an office behind a mechanic’s garage.
    Hannah Jocelyn, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025

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“Colorless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colorless. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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